On the 10th, it was learned from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation that this year's lunar exploration project Chang'e-7 will go to the South Pole of the Moon to search for evidence of water ice. Sun Zezhou, a National People's Congress representative and researcher at the Fifth Academy of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, recently introduced that the fourth phase of China's lunar exploration project is steadily advancing. In 2026, the Chang'e-7 probe will be developed and launched to survey the lunar South Pole surface environment, lunar soil water ice, and conduct high-precision exploration and research on lunar morphology, composition, and structure. It is reported that China's lunar exploration project was approved in January 2004, and the carrier rocket system and Chang'e probe system in the project were both developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. In 2018, the Chang'e-4 mission "Magpie Bridge" relay satellite and probe were successfully launched, achieving multiple world firsts such as Earth Moon Lagrange L2 point relay communication, soft landing on the far side of the moon, and patrol exploration. On December 17, 2020, Chang'e-5 successfully achieved the return of lunar samples, making China the third country in the world to achieve this feat and marking the successful conclusion of China's three-step lunar exploration program of "orbiting, landing, and returning". In 2024, China successfully launched the Queqiao-2 relay satellite and the Chang'e-6 probe. On June 25th, Chang'e-6 completed the first lunar far side sampling return in human history, which is another landmark achievement in China's construction of a space and science and technology power. In addition, Sun Zezhou revealed that in terms of planetary exploration, China will launch Tianwen-3 and Tianwen-4 in the future. Tianwen-3 will conduct Mars sampling and return to explore the Martian environment; Tianwen-4 will conduct research on Jupiter and its moons, and explore the space and internal structure of Jupiter. In 2025, China will take an important step in deep space exploration: on May 29th, Tianwen-2 launched its first asteroid exploration and sampling return mission. The Tianwen-2 program will first explore and sample asteroid 2016HO3 and return to Earth, and then explore the main belt comet 311P, with a mission period of nearly 10 years. (New Society)